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🌱 Patch AM: How a $75M tax credit could transform Convention Hall’s future

You won't want to miss Golf for a Great Cause on the Asbury Park Patch calendar

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Good morning Asbury Park! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a $75M tax credit could transform Convention Hall's future
  • How could town data-center bans affect Asbury Park's future development?

Also on today's calendar: Golf for a Great Cause and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 81, low: 71.
  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Asbury Park Convention Hall Restoration Gets Major Boost with $75 Million State Tax Credit (tapinto.net) — Asbury Park's long-closed Convention Hall, Grand Arcade and Paramount Theatre just moved much closer to reopening thanks to a $75 million state tax credit toward a $130 million restoration. City officials say construction is already underway on a 34‑month timeline, with strict state oversight to ensure the redeveloper secures financing, meets safety and accessibility standards, and fully restores this signature oceanfront complex.
   

• Howell latest NJ town to ban data centers as AI pushes market growth (app.com) — Asbury Park is part of a growing list of New Jersey towns moving to ban or restrict AI data centers, citing concerns over noise, power use, and water demands. A new ban in Howell highlights a broader statewide backlash, even as business groups and state leaders argue data centers are key to New Jersey's innovation economy. The debate could shape future development and utility costs along the Shore.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Does anyone know of any local business that can remove the last bits of paint from two outdoor chairs?
    I've managed to remove about 90% of it, but there are a few little bits that I just can't get off. Would prefer to bring it to a local business… (Nextdoor Steiner / Sylvania)
  • colorist / stylist
    can anyone recommend a local hair stylist / colorist who understands that ashy-beachy blonde highlights are not supposed to be yellow? tia (Nextdoor Asbury Park)
  • Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Retail Front End Supervisor - Full-Time in Asbury Park. Apply here.
  • Baskin Robbins posted a job opening for Store Manager in Asbury Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Asbury Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ocean Grove

  • Ocean Grove:  Mary's Place By The Sea Gives Brielle Mom Hope And A Mission (tapinto.net)
  • Modern OG history—2021: 'The Biergarten Blues: A true conversation in the Grove.' (blogfinger.net)

Belmar

  • Four Jersey Shore Lottery Players Win Big (jerseyshoreonline.com)
  • Jackson football's bumpy merger season now in rearview mirror (app.com)
  • Jersey Shore traffic watch: Traffic slowing at Brick, Toms River exits (app.com)

Long Branch

  • Belmar Seniors Invited to Learn About New Jersey Property Tax Relief Programs (tapinto.net)

Ok Asbury Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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